Wages and Working Conditions of Private Security Workers in Ghana

Wages and Working Conditions of Private Security Workers
A similar situation is observed in terms of access to benefits. A little over
one-third (34%) of respondents who have trade unions at their workplaces
also have access to paid sick leave. This compares to about 26 percent of
non-unionised respondents who have access to paid sick leave. Likewise,
46 percent of unionised respondents have access to paid annual leave
compared to 25 percent of non-unionised respondents with access to that
benefit.
Are you a member of this trade union?
Sex
Yes No Total
Paid Sick
Leave
Paid Annual
Yes
No
Total
Yes
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
17 34% 102 26% 120 27%
33 66% 298 75% 331 73%
50 100% 400 100% 451 100%
23 46% 99 25% 122 27%
Leave
No 27 54% 301 75% 329 73%
Total 50 100% 400 100% 451 100%
Table 21 : Trade union membership and access to paid sick leave and paid
annual leave
Source: Survey data
On working conditions, private security workers who are members of trade
unions seem better off than those with no unions. Seventy-two percent
(72 %) of private security workers who belong to trade unions have signed
employment contracts compared to 38 percent of those who do not belong
to trade unions. Also, 72 percent of private security workers who belong to
trade unions have permanent employment status compared to 66 percent
of those who are not members of trade unions.
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